Leaderboard

I collected my "new" Škoda Superb L&K 2.0 TSi 190 on Monday this week, which is a 73 plate registered in September 2023. I'd originally planned to buy a new mk IV, but circumstances have changed and we're currently selling our house and with little movement in the housing market at the moment, I can see us getting a bit less than we wanted for it if we want a sale to enable us to move on. This car was a big saving on a new one, so the money saved will help with the move. Our previous Superb was 8 years old and it was diesel. I'm 73 and retired some years ago, so we don't cover as many miles as we used to, especially in the winter, so I wanted to change to a petrol. Also, living in Brecon, we're a long way from a Škoda agent or a Škoda specialist if anything goes wrong, so hopefully a newer car will just need regular servicing for the next few years. The old car was brilliant and never let us down, taking us to 13 European countries over the years, including an annual trip (lockdown excepted) to Lithuania to visit SWMBO's family and friends. The new L&K has a number of standard features over the last one that are welcome, but it also has several optional extras including wireless charging, area view, travel assist and park assist, a spare wheel and jack and a rear wash/wipe. I've just about found my way around everything apart from connecting to My Škoda app, which I've tried several times without success. I'll just have to keep trying! The only bit that was not very nice was the road fund licence of £600, compared to £35 for the old car! Anyway, here are some photos after I drove for the first 500 yards from the garage with SWMBO managing to get into one). Yesterday, I went to Hereford in the wet with many farmers on the road in and out of their fields with their tractors, so it's already dirty.

Aurora Borealis visible again. This is from Eastbourne, 9:30pm: Gaz

Welcome to the Skoda world. Isn't it under warranty? I would call Skoda Assist and make them tow the car. As well as claim replacement car until all is sorted.

Interesting, but it's north Devon I drive to so Exeter is off route. It 'amuses' me that, as Ootohere has mentioned in an earlier post, some people seem to try to expand their regional experience to the whole country - the simple fact is that public infrastructure coverage is NOT consistent throughout the whole of England, Scotland and Wales so people's experiences of the coverage will vary and it's pointless, some would say stupid, to maintain that just because one person sees good or bad coverage that will apply to all 60+ million of us.

Interconnect from Norway failed. Batteries stepped in and saved the day: https://www.current-news.co.uk/batteries-step-in-after-interconnector-trips/

😥 I've sold my vRS. It's been an absolutely fantastic family car that's done everything asked of it. But it was getting on a bit, was a bit noisy and was a bit manual. New one has the same engine but is a completely different beast. A lot more so than I thought it was going to be. Definitely feels heavy and large but is smooth and quiet thanks to DCC, the smaller wheels and an acoustic pack. Astonishingly quick as well 😄 I bloody love it already. Thanks all! Might return again if we are all blessed with a Superb vRS.

I only made the point about the time taken to fill the VW because you were suggesting that it takes longer to make a journey inan EV than in a fossil car. I merely jumped into this thread (and boy do I regret that) to explain as an owebr of both a fossil and an electric vehicle that my experience is the opposite. Because the fossil one seems bizarrely unable to fill itself whiel I am havig lunch etc, it actually takes loner to complete a journey. I have no idea how long it would take to go from 5 to 100% because I am not in the habit of waiting for my car to charge. I plug in, go to wherever I have to go (work, coffee, toilet, for food or whatever) and when I am finished I unplug. So the process of waiting for the car takes maybe 30 secinds while I unplug. In the fossil you reckon 5 minutes, I reckon longer, but then I have 80 litres to pump after all. Although at Costco I only had to put in 75 litres.

Real world and not a parallel universe any Octavia goes into and around a 60 mph corner & out of it facing forward still if it can be cornered at 60 mph or slower if a slower corner. A vRS will do that pretty damn standard as long as the tyres grip & you are in control...

@vampii I have 3000 km and I have no problem except for the DCC suspension which is sometimes noisy. I know users who have reached 20,000 km and have had no problems, so don't worry.

The needle gauge and range computer are now working ok, thanks everyone for your advice.

Hi HoistToCrew, That's my car that's been kindly shared by Gaz above and I can confirm that the 4x4 is worth it imo - we've done longer drives (2 hours) whilst towing a small trailer with absolutely no concerns with traction or loss of power, then we've done the drive from the south coast to Edinburgh and back and it handled like a dream both on the long motorway drive and on the smaller, more local roads like the A7 (or any B road along the south coast)! We've looked after this and recently had the DSG oil changed and the 4x4/Haldex oils changed by Skoda, plus a new timing belt etc and the guy that bought this as an ex-demonstrator was also very good at getting Skoda servicing and oils changed on time. We also have had 2 boys in the back of this for the last 3 years and it's been very comfortable for them with great visibility out the side windows and the L&K pack giving them rear blowers and time/temp is a novelty that they've never grown bored of! They also ride in the back of my father's Mk3 Superb Estate and say both are "pretty cool" so I take that as a win for us both. I hope this helps with the one you're looking at but always welcome to view ours if it isn't quite what you're after......yes, I know, shameless plug.....either way, good luck with your search

you should be able to generate a certificat efrom the app that shows you everything

Get yourself a one month sub for either Tesla or Ionity when you're doign a big trip (whichever one has sites along your route). You can cancel after the trip and one charge will save you enough to more than pay for the sub.

I've only ever had to do one, on my B5 Passat. Psyched myself up for it over a couple of days, and read lots, which just added to my angst. Showed it a hammer, and it all but fell out Gaz

I looked at the R-line too but might be your colour, the black contrast with the silver really pops on yours. I am looking at pedal boxes, its the only thing I can really complain about. Although 320bhp always works better than 272bhp 😉 Yeh they are, the estates seem to carry a £2-3k over a saloon and the boot is cavernous regardless. I had to have one quite well stocked, winter pack, sunroof, DCC, dynamic cruise, etc.

au contraire, as I have told you before I was not in my Enyaq (which bizarrely does flag up petrol filling stations complete with operator logos for the oil companies). I was not aware of it because that is not a road I have been on for years and last time I was there the PFS like so many others was lying derelict. Even if I had been aware of it I would not have gone there becasue I wpuld have then been on completely the wrong trnk road with no easy way to get back on the correct route without a very hard to make right turn in heavy rush hour traffic. The one I did go to was a couple of miles away with roundabouts to ease my way back on to the bypass. I thought my profession was plagued by pedantic nit picking but it seems electrical engineers are every but as bad. 🤨

....and to underline how quickly the charging landscape is improving PoGo Charge launched a new ultra-rapid site at J24 of the M5 with 10 plugs from 5 200kW chargers. So more chargers for the south west @PetrolDave.

[email protected]

Clutch switch failure might be the cruise control problem, VCDS should tell you what is. I wouldn't replace coilpacks unless failed, and keep at least one of the old ones if you do swap them out. Pattern parts might be more prone to failure than old originals (if originals are what they are). Consider replacing the oil vapour separator on the back of the block, they tend to clog up over the years. Check the brake servo vac hose carefully by feel as well as visually. See what pressure rating the fuel filter is, some people find that replacements with wrong rating have been fitted. Stamped into rear face usually, just in front of right rear wheel, camera phone may be best to view at arms length.

Well, following a trip to Duinrell (Holland - mostly UK visitors by car) and Center Parcs (Belgium) I've come to the conclusion that they don't care! The majority of cars had absolutely no UK signage whatsoever, some just had the UK oval sticker, some had like mine above on a blue background. I saw a couple of the 'proper' reg plates and you can barely make out the text it's that small. They should've gone with blue as the standard, like the EU countries did.

First I have never heard of Z-beams. But have you got the Matrix lights ?

Fair enough Dave, I've never driven down there in my EV. However, the charging map gives me confidence it won't be a problem. My experience is that there is no issue with charging but take your earlier point that this might not be true for all 60m of us.

We had these onboard ship when I was Merchant Navy both for battery kick ins and for knocking out non essential power consuming items, such as the engine room fans. We have at least two power cuts yesterday. Those device, like my fridge freezer and laptop, which are running on the home batteries being charged by overnight cheap charge and day time solar mean one does not even flinch at these power losses. Roll it out more and more so power cuts have little to no effect.

Not only did grid level batteries respond almost real-time fast, systems such as Axle were able to make 100s of domestic batteries respond within 30-60 seconds to help local grid lower demand for generation. This helped facilitate the recovery operations.

looks like I am getting mine before christmas, build week 46

@PetrolDave Nail on the head. In Scotland where there were early adopters and free public charging there were drivers using public chargers rather than charging at home. Then tariffs came in and where cars used to get abandoned for hours or even days on chargers they started being quite empty. Then tariffs got higher again and there were time limits and penalties and previously busy chargers, even AC ones became a lot quieter. Now even though prices are not that high really but there are mostly just 50 kW DC max speeds people, business users and private users are going to Commercial Ultra Rapid chargers. Bugger cars with biggger batteries and wanting 100 / 100+ charging speeds. Often those with work vehicles could not care about the price of charging. Actually some in vans or cars do not care about £1 a minute over 40 or 50 minutes on a 50kW charger as they just want charged and to get on with work. PS There was a dearth of Public Charging around and in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire and now in the City and on the By-pass there are lots of chargers to choose from. Very much underused now though, damn expensive and those that can workplace charge or home charge might now be doing that as and when at a quarter or less of the Commercial chargers, or even half on a standard tariff what the Council chargers are. Edinburgh and Glasgow are much better now for Ultra Rapid Chargers, Dundee has so much choice and chargers are used because of people passing through and the Taxi & Couriers and local BEV & PHEV,s. Many that ask me if an EV is worth getting are told only if you can charge at home or work or do not do long journeys and want to pay more than you do running your petrol or diesel.

I have a Skoda Estate 1.5TSI Manual First Edition with a 70 plate. After a few initial problems with software and firmware, it is now a joy to drive. Skoda warranty will not cover any software updates so you need to get that done at the point of purchase otherwise, further down the line required updates will come at a cost. Infotainment Version: Get them to update to version 1941 or, if possible, 1969. If they will only update to 1941 I would accept that as that's a very stable release. Climate Control Firmware: Select the Sync function on the Climate control, then switch off the ignition. Restart the car, if the passenger side has forgotten that it was in Synced (Sync will be displayed instead of the passenger side temperature) then that module needs updating. When updated the Sync is remembered between journeys. Telematics Module Firmware: I would push them hard to update this firmware to the current version as it can cause issues such as the SOS function crashing or affecting the Sat Nav positioning. This in turn can crash the whole infotainment system. Map database: Likely they won't update those for you as that's a paid-for subscription service (or you can download the database yourself and update them). Braking / Clutch Control Modules Firmware: I recently had the firmware updated on this as the release of the auto hold brake became a little inconsistent - sometimes the brake or clutch just held on a little longer than it should when pulling away. The above sounds all bad but actually, if you can get the dealer to do the first three items (Infotainment, Climate Control, and Telematics) the system is pretty rock solid. The dealers are meant to do these things before selling but it seems they often don't bother. The comment regarding the age of the screen is a bit of a red herring as it doesn't necessarily need replacing at all unless it has a specific fault.

Maybe we have more EV,s down this part of the country than Scotland does after all then?

Lovely looking car, I looked at the Arteons before going for my new one but alot looked blander, is that a facelift as the front bumper looks more aggressive? I went a similar way with a Superb Sportline 272, drives well and goes well but throttle response is definitely off compared to the VRS. Nothing a pedal box wont change. DCC is a game changer isnt it?

That's not my experience where I drive in the South and South West, I have yet to see a charging hub on a major route without queues of EVs waiting to charge.

That's the problem, the Amundsen REQUIRES a Skoda (in fact any VAG branded) SD card as it has a special embedded code that isn't present on a 'normal' SD card. Skoda SD cards are available on a well known auction site at prices well below the official dealer price, I've boight all my Skoda SD cards from there!

My dealer does not think it is a good idea driving... I don't quite understand the reasoning of your dealer. According to his logic, all Superb models should not be allowed on roads until this problem is solved. Furthermore, they should not be sold by local dealers. Does your local dealer act like this at the instruction of the factory? Let me doubt about it. On the other side, by "protective passenger assist" you mean Crew Protect Assist? As far as I know, this assistance feature reacts to different sensors than the airbags. In my opinion, it should be stupid to have the airbags safe operation connected to the software of the travel assist software. In Romania, where I'm from, the company importing Skoda cars is organizing this weekend, for all those interested, a drive test with new Skoda models: Superb, Kodiaq and Octavia facelift. I don't think they would have done this if such major safety problems had been at stake.

Perfectly normal, because opening the expansion chamber cap on a hot engine relieves the pressure on the cooling system and drops the boiling point from ~115C to 100C. So don't do it!

My dealer does not think it is a good idea driving, protective passenger assist means air bags are not working etc

Its not at the dealership. I am still driving it, Both dealer and Skoda Ireland assured me that it was safe to drive as per email. I love the car and love driving it...but i really liked all of the assist options (...particularly the adaptive cruise control.)..cant wait to get them back up and running what really bugs me is the same as everyone else here...i paid a lot of money for a big upgrade for me (my previous car was a 2012 Mondeo).....and while mistakes/errors can happen...what really annoys me is that both the dealer and Skoda Customer service cannot give me an eta on a fix...I seem to get a lot more information here than I do from either of them !

Even in strict European countries such as Germany you can use a lower speed rated tyre than the car's top speed if it is winter rated. For example, a 150mph car can use 130mph tyres if they are winter rated...winter rated means the tyre has the 3PMSF symbol (3 Peak Mountain Snow Flake). However, you mustn't drive at more than 130mph on a 130mph speed rated tyre. In the UK, you can use different tyre sizes such as 215/65R16 instead of 215/60R16 provided the speedo doesn't under-read and the load index can support the weight of the car, etc. When I spoke to my insurance company, they said that one size different from standard was ok. This makes sense, because some tyre fitters will use the next size up if they don't have your size in stock. The 215/65R16 tyre size can be fitted to the standard 16" rim, ie. 6.5Jx16 ET41 5/112 57.1 The 215/65R16 tyre size will be in a different league when it comes to comfort than the 215/55R17 tyre size. You would probably have to over-inflate the 215/65R16 by at least 6psi to get a similar hard ride to the 215/55R17. However, all this is relative because a 215/55R17 is more comfortable than a 235/45R18. Continental AllSeasonContact 2 215/65R16 98H (Euro label B B 70dB) (3PMSF = winter rated) https://www.camskill.co.uk/m139b0s8008p221955/Continental_Tyres_All_Season_Car_Continental_Conti_All_Season_Contact_2_215_65_R16_98H_TL_Fuel_Eff_%3A_B_Wet_Grip%3A_B_NoiseClass%3A_B_Noise%3A_70dB

Picked up the BRB (big red bus) after its 8th annual service and M.O.T. Managed to lightly scrape the near side wing mirror on the brick wall that lines the incredibly narrow alley to the garage. Will have to remind myself to retract the mirrors next year. Passed M.O.T. no problem. Advisory says light rust on brake discs, but pads good. The rust is explained by the fact that I did 1,182 miles since the last M.O.T. plus I only had to drive 200 yards from my parking spot to the garage. Sure beats having to take two trains to get to the Croydon Škoda dealership for a service. No cheaper, though. Ready for another year of problem-free motoring. Must use the car more...

There are still large parts of the country on that map that currently do not enjoy a particularly good coverage like, Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex and Kent, in other words my neck of the woods. Your example with the Rugby hub is a pretty good example of a Hub, 24 in 2021 and in the space of just 2 years it has grown to 52 with a further 12 on the way. A charge site of 6 is nothing like Hub, it cannot even replace / compete with a normal 6 pump PFS which can service many more cars in a 24-hour period.

Missed the 120,000km mark on the Autobahn. 😞 So got 120021 instead

So I talked to a friend who works for VAG stealership and got hold of the schematics for the cooling system for 1.0TSI. It's quite similar but not exactly as the one for 1.2TSI. I haven't checked if it's physically possible yet but my plan is to mount it like shown in the very professionally edited photo: (Värmare is heater in Swedish) So mount the heater on the pipe leading to the heater matrix. It appears that there is a unrestricted circuit between the heater matrix, engine, expansion tank, apart from the water pump which should have some kind of flow through it anyways. I will have to see if the hose is accessible to cut in to, and also se what kind of flow a heater will have through it when turned off. I don't want to restrict the cooling system when the car is running and if it will restrict I'll have to make a separate hose to slice in at the anti backflow valve and put one on the heater line as well

Don't open it when it's hot, only when it's cold! Check the level when it's cold, if the level goes up when hot then you need a new thermostat, housing and gasket.

I just use Windows Media Player to rip from CD to HDD and then mp3tag to add album art to every file. Then I just copy the whole artist/album folder structure from HDD to the SD card.

Put grease on white mechanism. You can reach it through left or center hole, in case you have a speaker you can remove it(left speaker mounted by 2 screws, center speaker by 4 screws). Once you reach white mechanism, hold tube and spray silicon into the tube, then change flow direction and spray again. Do it few times. I uploaded video how it works

Skoda's guidance on importing/exporting can be found here. https://www.skoda.co.uk/owners/vehicle-import-export The following two sections are ( or may be) relevant in Pete79's case Importing a left hand drive vehicle under 10-years old from an EU country To import a left hand drive vehicle you must make sure the following modifications have been made to comply with UK road regulations: Headlights permanently adjusted/replaced to suit UK traffic Rear fog lights operate as a pair or only on the right hand side. Speedometer graduated in miles per hour (MPH) Your vehicle has two exterior rear-view mirrors You will need to present a Certificate of Conformity (COC) and evidence that any necessary modifications have been made, for example receipts and/or invoices, to the Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA) . You will then have to register the vehicle through the DVLA. Useful contacts and links If you need help with importing or exporting your Škoda, you can email Škoda Customer Care or call us on 03330 037 504. Driver Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) - 0300 123 9000 Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA) - 0117 952 4164 Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) - 0300 790 6802 London Low Emission Zone enquiries - 0343 222 1111 To order your certificate of conformity please email [email protected]

Hi QuinFin, I bet you are excited! I am too, I pick up mine here in the UK on Tuesday afternoon. In the general Superb Mk4 forum there are a lot of posts regarding a major software problem that won't be fixed untill Wk47. I think it involves much of the ADAS system (Lane keeping assistant, Traffic signal recognition assistant etc etc) not working with dashboard error icons showing the full extent. The car is still driveable but without these assistants. Not trying to alarm you but you need to be aware. I am hopefull we'll both be fine? Post back when you have the car with how it is. I will do the same. Good luck!

So I just realised we are long overdue an update! So the level sensor was fitted and the fault codes cleared and have not returned. but the issue was, the headlights kept moving through their full range of movements. So I ran the headlamp basic setting procedure again and this time, they stayed still.... I have been using them for the last 2/3 weeks with no issues!!! So that seems to be fixed. So I think because the basic settings were done with a dodgy sensor, it was trying to find that dodgy reading still. So onto the list of whats left to do, and whats next: Fit rear bumper brackets to help tighten up the gaps under rear lights Still have to calibrate the areaview, honestly havent had time Work out if there is anyway of auto swapping between front and rear cams when going from reverse to drive Fit a small piece of trim between the rear bench seats The next big issue is, I have a very very slow coolant leak - as in 1 litre over 3/4 weeks. Now this could be a few things as its only appeared since I started touching stuff; The custom piping I have made is very slowly leaking for the parking heater The parking heater has an internal leak (used it without issue since so doubt this) It is coincidence and there is a different part of the car leaking Either way, its a pain to find as its so small, will consider putting a UV dye in the coolant to monitor it. Now for whats next on the list of possible mods: 10 way massage seats - Having driven the new Audi A8 recently and range rovers they offer a lovely pnemuatic massage function which involves a small air pump and manifold that inflates and deflates bladders under the fabric. Whereas the OE massage function is simply the lumbar support moving, This is 10 individual bladders. This is only an idea so far and if I was to attempt it, I would give it a go on the back seats first as its less critical if all goes wrong. As its not technically OE it would be slightly moving away from the spec Ventilated rear seats - the rear seats dont offer any ventilation and of course there is no option for this with the control panel and if I really wanted to fit this it would be a massive job. First id have to strip the control panel and fit a second row of blue LEDs that are controlled by a different circuit board. Then id have to tap into the control panel LIN outputs and work out what buttons output what messages and mimic this on a custom circuit board to simply do the heated side of things. I would then have to experiment to find out what signals the 4B module (which has outputs made for rear seat ventilation, as its basically a BCM expansion) would expect to turn on its ventilated outputs and what feedback to send back to the custom module. It is all possible and the fitting of the actual ventilated parts is the easy bit. It would mean pulling out my signal sniffer and making custom surface mount circuit boards again. Could be interesting.... Sunroof - this idea is still in the back of my mind and if and when I do decide to get the paint touched up on the roof and surrounding areas it wouldnt be the biggest job. The old roof is cut off to the sills, the new roof is bonded on with glue as per the OE instructions and then around 15 spot welds on the front and back faces. The biggest expense in tooling is the special laser weld grinding tool (£450) and the spot welder can be rented for around £100 for the weekend. After this all parts including the panel, second hand sunroof (from 2023 car) and the adhesive come to roughly £1000. But again, this wouldnt be considered for a long time yet.

Here's the real reason for the noise: Skoda Octavia. Lack of sound deadening makes it so unrefined on most UK roads. You're lucky you only have 17" wheels!

Luckily, it's pretty easy to upgrade. The light disassembles really easily. Just remember to get an LED with CANBUS resistance. I have these for reference (I know it's in Danish, but the specs are there: https://dinled.dk/products/kopi-af-t10-w5w-12v-canbus-led-paere-saet-med-2-stk) These light up really good.